dependent

/dɪˈpɛn.dənt/

adjectivenounde · pen · dent

Think: “I DEPEND on an ENT (helper)” — DEPEND + ENT = dependent.

Yes, it's dependent. Don’t swap the middle vowels: it’s de-PEN-dent (PEN), not de-PAN-dent.

Definitions

  1. adjectiveneeding someone or something else for support, money, or help; relying on another
  2. adjectivedetermined or affected by something else; conditional on something
  3. nouna person who relies on someone else for financial support (often a child or other family member)

Examples

  • “After the injury, he was dependent on crutches for several weeks.”
  • “Whether we go hiking is dependent on the weather.”
  • “She listed her two children as dependents on her tax form.”

Synonyms

reliantneedyconditionalcontingentsupported

Antonyms

independentself-sufficient

Translations

ES dependientePT dependenteFR dépendant

Common misspellings

dependantdependintdepandentdependend

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